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Why Groupon (GRPN) Dipped More Than Broader Market Today

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Groupon (GRPN - Free Report) ended the recent trading session at $27.22, demonstrating a -3.13% change from the preceding day's closing price. The stock trailed the S&P 500, which registered a daily loss of 1.52%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a loss of 2.19%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq decreased by 1.74%.

The stock of online daily deal service has risen by 16.79% in the past month, leading the Retail-Wholesale sector's gain of 1.87% and the S&P 500's gain of 1.92%.

The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of Groupon in its forthcoming earnings report. The company is scheduled to release its earnings on August 6, 2026. In that report, analysts expect Groupon to post earnings of -$0.08 per share. This would mark a year-over-year decline of 117.39%. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $127.42 million, up 1.37% from the year-ago period.

For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates project earnings of -$0.17 per share and a revenue of $519.48 million, demonstrating changes of +91.75% and +4.23%, respectively, from the preceding year.

Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Groupon. Such recent modifications usually signify the changing landscape of near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the business outlook.

Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.

The Zacks Rank system, spanning from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), boasts an impressive track record of outperformance, audited externally, with #1 ranked stocks yielding an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, there's been a 8.51% fall in the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. Groupon presently features a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).

The Internet - Commerce industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. With its current Zacks Industry Rank of 168, this industry ranks in the bottom 32% of all industries, numbering over 250.

The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the vigor of our specific industry groups by computing the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks incorporated in the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

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